Suitable varieties of carrots for winter storage

Storage varieties

In order to always have fresh and tasty vegetables, you should sow carrots in winter. In this article we will talk about early varieties, as well as very sweet and large enough, and also suitable even for planting in Siberia, varieties for long winter storage.

After you can grow such root vegetables in your garden, all that remains is, after thoroughly washing and drying them, place them in the cellar. It is customary to wrap clean and dry carrots in plastic bags for better storage and tie them well. Also, vegetables are often placed in boxes with sand, or onion skins, or even moss.

Early

Such varieties provide an excellent opportunity to harvest the first harvest of vegetables in one and a half or two months from the moment when the first timid shoots hatch. Therefore, already in the middle of summer, you can enjoy fresh vitamin salads, as well as winter storage of root crops of one of these varieties. Good early maturing varieties are Lydia, Mother-in-law F1, Artek, Rex, Zabava F1, Nantes 4 or 14, Miniko, Touchon. Let us dwell on a few of them in more detail.

Nantes 4 is a variety, the fruits of which are capable of forming after three months of growing season. Up to 6.5 kg of vegetables can be harvested from one square meter. Root crops have a beautiful cylindrical shape, as well as a small tail, have a bright orange tint. They can grow in length up to 16 centimeters, and the weight of each of the representatives of this variety can reach from 70 to 160 grams. The seeds of such a culture are recommended to be planted in light soil.

Touchon is a type of carrot, which is advised to be sown in the second half of June. It is a medium sized vegetable that has a cylindrical shape with a flat brown tip. The yield is about 40 tons per hectare. Fruits can weigh from 93 to 172 grams and can be stored for 4 to 5 months. This variety shows good resistance to various diseases.

Sweet

Such varieties of carrots, which are well suited for winter storage, are advised by experts to choose those gardeners in whose families little sweet tooths grow. But adults will also be happy to crunch such a sweet and juicy carrot. As the experience of many summer residents shows, such types of root crops as Vitamin, Children's Joy, Beauty Maiden, Nastena, Lyubimaya, Minikor, Losinoostrovskaya have proven themselves best in this matter.
Favorite is a vegetable variety that differs not only in its exquisite taste, but also in its high vitamin content.

Its roots have a pleasant rich orange color, as well as a regular cylindrical shape. They are capable of weighing up to 160 grams and measuring 14 to 16 centimeters in length. It is also possible to sow carrots in winter, which not only has an increased degree of yield and resistance to possible cracking, but is also intended for long-term storage, provided that some simple rules are followed.

Nastena carrots have medium-sized vegetables, a somewhat cylindrical shape with a blunt base, as well as a pleasant orange color and an excellent sweet taste. Representatives of this species can weigh from 105 to 150 grams. The chemical composition of the vegetable is as follows - it contains about 13.6% of dry matter, 9% of sugar, and up to 16.5 mg of carotene per 100 grams of dry matter. It is customary to use this wonderful variety not only for fresh consumption, but also for conservation, as well as freezing and winter storage.

Large

Such vegetables can grow up to 20 centimeters in length, while they can weigh up to 200 grams. They not only delight with their large size, but also have excellent taste and other characteristics, and are well suited for sufficiently long winter storage, which is very important for all gardeners who strive to have fresh vitamin salads and other delicious dishes on their table all year round. Such varieties of root crops have proven themselves well as Nantes 4, Amsterdam, Canada F1, Nandrin F1.

Canada F1 is a late-ripening variety that can be harvested first in 130 days. Such a root crop can grow up to 23 centimeters in length, and up to 5 in diameter. The mass of this type of carrot can be from 140 to 170 grams, and under favorable conditions, some gardeners manage to grow specimens up to 500 grams. These carrots have a beautiful bright orange color, and they also have a very sweet and very juicy pulp. They are distinguished by a good degree of productivity and excellent immunity to most diseases, which can cause a lot of trouble for summer residents growing such vegetable crops.

Nandrin F1 is a high-yielding early carrot that can be tasted after about 105 days. Its representatives are 15 to 20 centimeters long and can weigh up to 300 grams. The yield is up to 8 kilograms per square meter. It has excellent taste, good resistance to cracking, rich in carotene and very juicy, can be used for preparing salads and other dishes - both fresh and processed. Well suited for long-term storage.

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For Siberia

The best varieties of carrots for Siberia and the Moscow region differ little from each other. Such seeds do not require preliminary preparation and allow for winter sowing of carrots.

These vegetable crops will not require special growing and care conditions, they can even withstand slight frosts with flying colors. The main thing is not to forget to check the seeds for germination. For planting, it is recommended to choose varieties such as Vitamin, Moscow Winter, Shantane 2461, Rote Rosen, Guéranda, Cardinal, Volzhskaya, Losinoostrovskaya, Nantes. The only difference for the varieties recommended for cultivation in Siberia is the Altai shortened hybrid, which is advised to grow there.

Altai shortened will not be able to please its owner with too large root crops, since the weight of each of them is unlikely to be more than 150 grams. But at the same time, it has excellent characteristics - it is ideal for use in any form, it resists well to many dangerous diseases, is also resistant to possible cracking of the peel, and feels great when stored for a long time in a cellar.

Shantane 2461 is also perfect for growing in the harsh climate of Siberia, as well as for the Moscow region and some other regions. The fruits of such a vegetable crop have a rather long ripening period - usually the first crop can be harvested only after 130 days. But they are able to surprise with their large weight - up to 250 grams, and also grow in length up to 15 centimeters. The variety invariably shows a fairly high degree of productivity in all weather conditions, its vegetables resist cracking well, is resistant to many viruses, and is also able to be stored and have a pristine appearance, as well as excellent taste.

Video "Winter carrot variety"

From the video you will find out what kind of variety it is that grows even under a huge snow cover.